Tara Lynn Keiski
Email: *******@*****.***
Objective: A design and/or digital print position in a sign, printing, design and marketing company.
Education: Wilton High School, Wilton, CT Graduated 1996
Gibbs College, Norwalk, CT 1997 – 1998 Administrative Assistant, Bookkeeping
Norwalk Community College 2001 Graphic Design
Experience: May 2015 – February 2016
L&H Sign Companies, Reading PA
. Vinyl department - Vinyl application and sign production
. Digital print and design department
-Machines and programs experience: Corel Draw, Illustrator, Fiery ripping program and Flexi print programs.
For digital/UV printers: Gs3250pro Vutek UV printer
Dilli UV printer
Mimaki digital printer
-Graphtec vinyl cutter and plotter
. Color matching for digital and UV printing. Graphic design and editing skills as well.
Experience: November 2013 – February 2015
Lititz Sign Company, Lititz PA
. Design/Layout of lettering and signs using Composer Sign software
. Artwork/logo editing and design/creation
. Vinyl cutting/production using Gerber Envision, Gerber Sprint and Graphtec cutters
. Thermal printing using Gerber Edge2
. Digital printing (4 color process) using Mutoh Digital Value Jet printer
. Vinyl production and application on various substrates
. Sign Production and application using many substrates: wood, aluminum, acrylic, etc.
. Laminating prints, banner making, material cutting, some painting and gold leaf
. Vinyl installation on/off site; Sign installations: pin-mounted/raised letters, etc.
. Vehicle lettering and vehicle wraps installations
. Sign surveying at sites; As well as sign consulting/Sales with clients
. Job/Sign estimating and Invoicing using Estimate software
Experience: August 2001 – April 2009
Sign Design Inc., Norwalk, CT
Customer service: Including receiving and taking of orders and/or design information to customer follow-up and contact.
Design/layout of lettering, logos and artwork using FlexiSign software
Production/Cutting vinyl on vinyl cutters
Weeding and masking vinyl
Assembly and Installation: a
Applying vinyl to signage: banners, wood signs, metal, plastic, light box faces, channel lettering, etc.
Vehicle lettering. Some Vinyl installations at location
Some painting of carved signs and gold leaf experience
Some digital printing and laminating experience
July 1998 – June 2001
Professional Graphics, Norwalk, CT
Office Assistant/Customer Service/Bookeeping
General office duties: Filing, Faxing, etc.
AP/AR using Quickbooks
Assisting Graphic Design Department